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Cover story- Tom Stoppard- The Real Thing. We examine the 50-year career of the mercurial playwright, whose dazzling wordplay gave rise to the term 'Stoppardian'. Sydney Theatre Company performs his play The Real Thing this month, featuring a playwright not unlike Stoppard himself, while in November, Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, his ingenious play for actors and orchestra, written with Andre Previn. Feature- An exploration of Elgar's Enigma Variations, which the composer dedicated to my friends pictured within. Each initialised variation is a musical sketch of a close friend. But what about the rumoured hidden melody? Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the piece for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Article- Join us as we enter the unsettling world of Aribert Reimann's 1984 opera, Ghost Sonata, based on Strindberg's evocative, moody play, which Opera Australia presents in Sydney and Melbourne. Interviews- Rising star, 11-year old Melbourne violinist Christian Li, as he prepares to play with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra; and Australian composer Gordon Kerry on his new Clarinet Quintet for Omega Ensemble. Reviews- The Australian World Orchestra plays Janacek's Taras Bulba; Opera Australia's world premiere of Whiteley, about the artist Brett Whiteley, with music by Elena Kats-Chernin; Belvoir's new adaptation of Brecht's Life of Galileo starring Colin Friels; and Melbourne Theatre Company's Shakespeare in Love directed by Simon Phillips. What's on- live performance and radio highlights for September 2019.Cover story- Tom Stoppard- The Real Thing. We examine the 50-year career of the mercurial playwright, whose dazzling wordplay gave rise to the term 'Stoppardian'. Sydney Theatre Company performs his play The Real Thing this month, featuring a playwright not unlike Stoppard himself, while in November, Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, his ingenious play for actors and orchestra, written with Andre Previn. Feature- An exploration of Elgar's Enigma Variations, which the composer dedicated to my friends pictured within. Each initialised variation is a musical sketch of a close friend. But what about the rumoured hidden melody? Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the piece for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Article- Join us as we enter the unsettling world of Aribert Reimann's 1984 opera, Ghost Sonata, based on Strindberg's evocative, moody play, which Opera Australia presents in Sydney and Melbourne. Interviews- Rising star, 11-year old Melbourne violinist Christian Li, as he prepares to play with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra; and Australian composer Gordon Kerry on his new Clarinet Quintet for Omega Ensemble. Reviews- The Australian World Orchestra plays Janacek's Taras Bulba; Opera Australia's world premiere of Whiteley, about the artist Brett Whiteley, with music by Elena Kats-Chernin; Belvoir's new adaptation of Brecht's Life of Galileo starring Colin Friels; and Melbourne Theatre Company's Shakespeare in Love directed by Simon Phillips. What's on- live performance and radio highlights for September 2019. Originally published as 24 hours by the ABC over 40 years ago, Limelight is well-established as Australia's leading classical music magazine. With 11 editions per year containing news, reviews, features, interviews with leading artists, quizzes and competitions, Limelight provides unrivalled breadth, depth, liveliness and quality for discerning readers.